Idiom Breakdown

act out

//ˌækt ˈaʊ̯t//

English phrasal verbs formed with "out"

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Definition

To perform something specific.

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"Despite already being aware, he will be acting out the pretence of a surprise."
"I've wanted to do this for so long, but I never thought I could act it out."

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